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November 06, 2023
ROCKET SCIENCE
Europe to hold competition to build space cargo ship



Seville, Spain (AFP) Nov 6, 2023
The European Space Agency announced Monday it would hold a competition between firms to build a ship to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, in a potential first step towards independent missions carrying astronauts. The ESA's 22 member states, whose space ministers were meeting at a two-day summit in the Spanish city of Seville, also agreed to provide financial support for Europe's long-delayed Ariane 6 rocket. The summit comes at a difficult time for European space efforts, as th ... read more

SPACEMART
ESA's Proba-3 Formation Flying Mission Proceeds to Final Checks
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 06, 2023
The European Space Agency's (ESA) ambitious Proba-3 mission has recently completed a critical environmental testing campaign, marking a significant milestone on its path toward a 2024 launch. Conduc ... more
MILTECH
Military students innovate technology solutions for US Special Operations Command
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 01, 2023
All eyes were on the robot-dog pacing the hangar on Hanscom Air Force Base. The robot was just one technology, among small drones, autonomous mapping vehicles, and virtual-environment simulators, se ... more
TECH SPACE
Three-Body Tethered Satellite System Deploys Successfully in Simulations
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 03, 2023
In a groundbreaking study conducted by Zhongjie Meng and his team at Northwestern Polytechnical University, a new deployment strategy for tethered satellite systems (TSS) has been developed, address ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Workshop to highlight NASA's support for mobility, in-space servicing
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2023
NASA leadership, including Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, will participate in a workshop on space mobility and in-space servicing on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the University of Maryland in College Park. ... more
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GPS NEWS


Zephr raises $3.5M to bring next-gen GPS to major industries

ROBO SPACE
Tech giants jockey for position at dawn of AI age
San Francisco (AFP) Nov 6, 2023
Whether they sell smartphones, ads or computer chips, the heavyweights of Silicon Valley have everything to prove to investors looking to see who is best placed in the race to dominate the generative artificial intelligence market. ... more
IRON AND ICE
SwRI-led Lucy mission shows Dinkinesh asteroid is actually a binary
Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 06, 2023
New images captured by NASA's Lucy spacecraft confirmed that the small main belt asteroid Dinkinesh is a binary, two asteroids that orbit a common center of mass. The SwRI-led mission will now fly b ... more
TECH SPACE
Planet Labs advances satellite communication with NASA CSP ground tests
San Francisco CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2023
In an innovative stride within the aerospace industry, Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has recently concluded a pivotal phase in their collaboration under NASA's Communications Services Project (CSP). Th ... more
SPACEMART
Sidus Space secures new agreement for LizzieSat data sales
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2023
Sidus Space, a Space and Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) provider listed on NASDAQ (SIDU), has successfully inked a new deal to commercialize the data anticipated from its forthcoming LizzieSat satellite a ... more
TECH SPACE
Momentus Advances Vigoride-7 Testing, Aiming for 2024 SpaceX Launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2023
Momentus Inc., the U.S.-based commercial space firm known for its satellite transportation and in-space services, has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of vibration testing on its ... more

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NUKEWARS


Monitoring nuclear weapons stockpiles with radio waves

IRON AND ICE
In US capital, selfies with asteroid hinting at Earth's origins
Washington (AFP) Nov 4, 2023
In a hushed room of a museum in Washington, cameras and cell phones focus on a tiny piece of rock, no larger than a piece of gravel. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Research to Study Liver Regeneration in Space will fly on SpaceX CRS-29
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 03, 2023
The human liver is a superhero among organs. It works to rid the body of toxins and is capable of regeneration-a unique trait that has fascinated scientists for eons, as evidenced by Prometheus in G ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
TelePIX and Thrusters Unlimited to sell Geo-Info solutions across Latin America and Caribbean
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 03, 2023
In a strategic move that marks a significant foray into the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) market, South Korean space startup TelePIX has penned a Memorandum of Understanding with Mexico-based g ... more
TECH SPACE
Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren't the most expensive materials used in science
Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 30, 2023
After a journey of seven years and nearly 4 billion miles, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed gently in the Utah desert on the morning of Sept. 24, 2023, with a precious payload. The spacecraft bro ... more
NUKEWARS
Minuteman III Test Launch Aborted Mid-Flight, Investigation Underway
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2023
A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was intentionally terminated over the Pacific Ocean shortly after its test launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:06 a.m. Pacific Tim ... more
MOON DAILY


Five-Year Deal for Sidus Space in Support of Lunar Operations

ROCKET SCIENCE
High-power propulsion for gateway will be electric blue
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2023
NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland recently witnessed the vibrant blue glow of the Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) within its vacuum chamber during a critical phase of thruster qua ... more
TECH SPACE
ESA hones 3D Printed electromagnetic coils for spaceflight
Paris (ESA) Nov 03, 2023
The European Space Agency (ESA) has once again pushed the envelope of technological innovation by 3D printing electromagnetic coils in pure copper, a leap forward in the design of versatile tools es ... more
TECTONICS
Ancient planet Thiea that collided with Earth may lie deep within Earth
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 02, 2023
Researchers at Caltech have presented a compelling narrative that potentially resolves a longstanding enigma in planetary science. According to a recent study published in Nature, massive structures ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Early production continues on Advanced Upper Stage for SLS
New Orleans LA (SPX) Nov 06, 2023
Technicians at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have completed a major portion of a weld confidence article for the advanced upper stage of NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. Th ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China launches Long March 7A carrier rocket
Beijing (XNA) Nov 06, 2023
China launched a Long March 7A carrier rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province on Friday night to deploy an experimental satellite, according to China Aerospace Science and Tec ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
China places multipurpose satellite into space
Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2023
China placed a multipurpose satellite into space on Wednesday morning, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. The State-owned space conglomerate said in a news release the T ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Norway inaugurates satellite launch site
Oslo (AFP) Nov 2, 2023
Norway on Thursday joined the race to launch satellites from the European continent by inaugurating a new spaceport on the island of Andoya, north of the Arctic Circle. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Scholars Probe Lunar Mysteries: Solar Wind Interaction Explored
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 03, 2023
In a recent comprehensive review published in Space: Science and Technology, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beihang University have synthesized the current understanding and pr ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
Researchers find gravitational lensing has significant effect on cosmic birefringence
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 03, 2023
Future missions will be able to find signatures of violating the parity-symmetry in the cosmic microwave background polarization more accurately after a pair of researchers has managed to take into ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Black holes are messy eaters
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 03, 2023
New observations down to light-year scale of the gas flows around a supermassive black hole have successfully detected dense gas inflows and shown that only a small portion (about 3 percent) of the ... more
IRON AND ICE
NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Discovers 2nd Asteroid During Dinkinesh Flyby
San Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 03, 2023
On Nov. 1, NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by not just its first asteroid, but its first two. The first images returned by Lucy reveal that the small main belt asteroid Dinkinesh is actually a binary pa ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Apollo astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly dies aged 87
Washington (AFP) Nov 2, 2023
A NASA astronaut who was removed from the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission but helped bring its crew back home safely thanks to his problem-solving efforts from ground control has died at the age of 87. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
SwRI's Dr. Alan Stern conducts space research during suborbital spaceflight aboard Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity
San Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 02, 2023
Dr. Alan Stern, a planetary scientist and associate vice president of Southwest Research Institute's Space Science Division, today flew aboard the Virgin Galactic commercial spaceship Unity on a sub ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA welcomes Netherlands as newest Artemis Accords signatory
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2023
During a ceremony at the Dutch Ambassador's Residence in Washington on Wednesday, the Netherlands became the 31st country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in ... more
EXO WORLDS
Jurassic worlds might be easier to spot than modern Earth
Ithaca NY (SPX) Nov 03, 2023
Might a tyrannosaur roam on Trappist-1e, a protoceratops on Proxima Centauri b, or a quetzalcoatlus on Kepler 1047c? Things may not have ended well for dinosaurs on Earth, but Cornell astronomers sa ... more
EXO WORLDS
Scorching, seven-planet system revealed by new Kepler Exoplanet list
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2023
A system of seven sweltering planets has been revealed by continued study of data from NASA's retired Kepler space telescope: Each one is bathed in more radiant heat from their host star per area th ... more
MOON DAILY
Heterogeneity of Earth's mantle may be relics of Moon formation
Shanghai, China (SPX) Nov 02, 2023
An interdisciplinary international research team has recently discovered that a massive anomaly deep within the Earth's interior may be a remnant of the collision about 4.5 billion years ago that fo ... more
IRON AND ICE
Innovative three legged landing system tested for small body exploration
Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 02, 2023
In an era where the bounds of space exploration are continually being stretched, a team from the Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, and Polytechnic U ... more
MARSDAILY
Estimating depositional timing on Mars using cosmogenic radionuclide data
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 02, 2023
As Perseverance continues to wrap up its current activities at Turquoise Bay where it collected a new sample for possible return to Earth, the Mars 2020 team is getting ready for Perseverance to app ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA astronauts Moghbeli and O'Hara embark on rare all-female spacewalk
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 1, 2023
NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara launched the space agency's fourth ever all-female spacewalk Wednesday, participating in science research and along with maintenance of the International Space Station. ... more
MARSDAILY
Mars Climate Sounder data reveals new cloud trends, study shows
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 02, 2023
In a groundbreaking collaborative effort, a new study drawing on the collective efforts of citizen scientists has shed light on the intricate patterns of Martian clouds. The research, fueled by cont ... more
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